Friday, July 8, 2011

‘Umar ibn Al-Khattab radhi allaahu anhu said,

Verily, the followers of opinion are the enemies of the Sunan (the teachings of Allah’s Messenger sallallahu alayhi wa sallam as passed down in hadeeth): they were unable to preserve them and their meanings escaped them, and when asked [questions] they were too embarrassed to say ‘We don’t know,’ so they opposed the Sunan with their opinions.

Ibn Abi Zamanin, Usul Al-Sunnah article 8; Al-Lalaka`i, Sharh Usul I’tiqad Ahl Al-Sunnah article 201 et al.

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